An electrical connector assembly (10) includes an insulative frame (1), first and second electrical connectors (2, 4), an electronic element (3), a dielectric spacer (32) and a metallic shield (5). The frame defines a first receiving cavity (11) and a second receiving cavity (12) separated from the first receiving cavity. The electronic element is electrically connected to first electrical contacts (21) of the first electrical connector, and includes a filtering circuit (33) for getting rid of unwanted signals and a plurality of electrical terminals (31) retained in the spacer. A subassembly of the first electrical connector, the electronic element and the spacer is received in the first receiving cavity of the frame and the second electrical connector is retained in the second receiving cavity of the frame. The shield encloses the frame.
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1. An electrical connector assembly comprising:
an insulative frame defining a first receiving cavity and a second receiving cavity therein; a first electrical connector received in the first receiving cavity, the first electrical connector comprising a first insulative housing and a plurality of first electrical contacts mounted in the first housing; an electronic element electrically connected to the first electrical contacts of the first electrical connector and received in the first receiving cavity, the electronic element comprising a filtering circuit and a plurality of electrical terminals; a dielectric spacer retaining the electrical terminals of the electronic element and accommodated in the first receiving cavity; and a second electrical connector retained in the second receiving cavity of the frame: further comprising a metallic shield enclosing the frame, the first and second electrical connectors, the electronic element and the spacer; wherein the first receiving cavity of the frame is separated from the second receiving cavity by a spacing plate; wherein the second electrical connector is a usb connector and comprises at least one second insulative housing, a plurality of second electrical contacts mounted in the second housing and a shell enclosing the second housing and the second electrical contacts; wherein the first receiving cavity is formed as a modular jack receptacle whereby the first electrical connector is connectable with a modular jack plug connector; wherein the first connector is for connecting with an RJ-45 modular plug connector; wherein each first electrical contact has a contacting portion bent upwardly and rearwardly from a front end of the first housing; further comprising a plurality of leds mounted in the frame and exposed by the metallic shield, for indicating connecting status as between the first electrical connector and a mating complementary connector.
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an electrical connector assembly, and particularly to an electrical connector assembly integrating electrical connectors of different types and having good signal transmission quality.
2. Description of the Related Art
Electrical connectors such as jack connectors and Universal Serial Bus (USB) connectors are configured mainly according to their different utilizing applications. The USB and jack connectors are usually mounted to mother boards and network cards respectively. Computers are being made smaller and smaller these days to meet increasing demands for portability requirements. Network cards are increasingly being integrated into mother boards, and jack connectors originally mounted on the network cards are now being mounted to the mother boards. However, adding a jack connector enlarges the size of a mother board, which is contrary to the trend toward portability. Thus electrical connectors have been integrated to form multi-port connector assemblies.
However, when electrical connectors of different types are integrated, signal transmission quality is a problem that must always be addressed.
Therefore, an improved electrical connector assembly incorporating electrical connectors of different types and providing good signal transmitting quality is desired to overcome the disadvantages of the prior art.
A major object of the present invention is to provide an electrical connector assembly comprising electrical connectors of different types.
A further object of the present invention is to provide an electrical connector assembly having good signal transmission quality.
An electrical connector assembly in accordance with the present invention comprises an insulative frame, a first electrical connector, a second electrical connector, an electronic element, a dielectric spacer, and a metallic shield. The insulative frame accommodates the first and second electrical connectors, the electronic element and the spacer therein. The first electrical connector comprises a first insulative housing and a plurality of first electrical contacts mounted to the first insulative housing at one end thereof. Another end of each first electrical contact of the first electrical connector is electrically connected to the electronic element. The electronic element comprises a filtering circuit and a plurality of electrical terminals depending therefrom. The dielectric spacer retains electrical terminals of the electronic component. The second electrical connector comprises at least one second insulative housing, a plurality of second electrical contacts mounted in the housing and a shell enclosing the housing and the second electrical contacts. The electrical terminals and the second electrical contacts are mounted to a mother board.
Other objects, advantages and novel features of the invention will become more apparent from the following detailed descriptions of the preferred embodiments when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
Referring to
The frame 1 defines a first receiving cavity 11 and a second receiving cavity 12 separated from the first receiving cavity 11 by a spacing plate 13 (best shown in FIG. 3). The first receiving cavity 11 is formed as a modular jack receptacle at upper and front portions thereof, and further includes a retention portion (not shown) therein. The first receiving cavity 11 is for receiving a modular plug connector, which in the preferred embodiment is an RJ-45 modular plug connector (not shown). The second receiving cavity 12 is defined in front and bottom portions of the frame 1.
The first electrical connector 2 comprises a first insulative housing 20 and a plurality of first electrical contacts 21 mounted in the first housing 20. Each first electrical contact 21 each has a contacting portion bent upwardly and rearwardly from a front end of the housing 20 and a connecting portion (not shown) extending directly rearwardly from a rear end of the first housing 20.
The electronic element 3 comprises a filtering circuit 33 and a plurality of electrical terminals 31 depending downwardly from the electronic element 3. A row of soldering points 30 is defined on the electronic element 3 above the filtering circuit 33.
The spacer 32 is in shape of an elongated block and defines a plurality of passageways 34 arranged in two rows and extending vertically through the spacer 32.
The second electrical connector 4 is a dual-port USB connector which comprises a metallic shell 40, two second insulative housings 43, 44, and a plurality of second electrical contacts 42. The shell 40 forms second grounding tabs 41 depending therefrom.
The shield 5 is open at front and bottom sides thereof. The shield 5 has a top piece 53, side pieces 52, and a rear piece 51 extending rearwardly from the top piece 53. The rear piece 51 is downwardly pivotable about its junction with the top piece 53. The rear piece 51 and the side pieces 52 respectively form corresponding engaging mechanisms 54, 55 thereon. The shield 5 forms first grounding tabs 56 depending therefrom.
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In use, the filtering circuit 33 gets rid of unwanted signals received from the first electrical contacts 21 before proceeding to transmit the remaining desired signals to the mother board via the terminals 31. Thus good signal transmission quality is ensured.
It is to be understood, however, that even though numerous characteristics and advantages of the present invention have been set forth in the foregoing description, together with details of the structure and function of the invention, the disclosure is illustrative only, and changes may be made in detail, especially in matters of shape, size, and arrangement of parts within the principles of the invention to the full extent indicated by the broad general meaning of the terms in which the appended claims are expressed.
Chen, Tong Hsing, Chen, Heng Ming
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